Biomaterial Database

Disposable and reusable trocars. 1995

D I Watson

Royal Adelaide Centre for Endoscopic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia.

A wide variety of disposable and reusable trocars have been designed and marketed for use in laparoscopic surgery. The performance of these instruments varies considerably. Disposable trocars usually contain valve designs which allow the easy passage of instrumentation and safety mechanisms which reduce the likelihood of visceral injury from the trocar point. Whilst most reusable trocars have not provided safety mechanisms, and have been less user-friendly, newer designs are beginning to bridge the gap. The choice of a trocar for laparoscopic surgery will depend on each surgeon's perception of the advantages and disadvantages of competing instrumentation, which may need to be balanced against the budgetary requirements of their practice location.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003365	Costs and Cost Analysis	Absolute, comparative, or differential costs pertaining to services, institutions, resources, etc., or the analysis and study of these costs.	Affordability,Analysis, Cost,Cost,Cost Analysis,Cost Comparison,Cost Measures,Cost-Minimization Analysis,Costs and Cost Analyses,Costs, Cost Analysis,Pricing,Affordabilities,Analyses, Cost,Analyses, Cost-Minimization,Analysis, Cost-Minimization,Comparison, Cost,Comparisons, Cost,Cost Analyses,Cost Comparisons,Cost Measure,Cost Minimization Analysis,Cost, Cost Analysis,Cost-Minimization Analyses,Costs,Measure, Cost,Measures, Cost
D004209	Disposable Equipment	Apparatus, devices, or supplies intended for one-time or temporary use.	Equipment, Disposable
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D004869	Equipment Safety	Freedom of equipment from actual or potential hazards.	Device Safety,Hazards, Equipment,Medical Device Safety,Safety, Equipment,Device Safety, Medical,Safety, Medical Device,Equipment Hazard,Equipment Hazards,Hazard, Equipment,Safety, Device
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013242	Sterilization	The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.
D013536	Suture Techniques	Techniques for securing together the edges of a wound, with loops of thread or similar materials (SUTURES).	Suture Technics,Suture Technic,Suture Technique,Technic, Suture,Technics, Suture,Technique, Suture,Techniques, Suture
D017743	Equipment Reuse	Further or repeated use of equipment, instruments, devices, or materials. It includes additional use regardless of the original intent of the producer as to disposability or durability. It does not include the repeated use of fluids or solutions.	Product Recycling,Recycling, Equipment,Equipment Reusability,Equipment Recycling,Recycling, Product,Reusability, Equipment,Reuse, Equipment
D020706	Laparoscopes	ENDOSCOPES for examining the abdominal and pelvic organs in the peritoneal cavity.	Celioscopes,Peritoneoscopes,Laparoscope,Celioscope,Peritoneoscope